Dinner with Mia

Anything Goes!!

IT WAS AMAZING! Rachel York was unreal as Reno Sweeney.

Sunday with Uncle Jim and Aunt Anne

This is the National Cathedral! It was really amazing.

We visited their house, and I played a few songs from The Sound of Music on their piano (they have the exact same piano as we do in Hamilton except theirs is in better shape!)

Then we went to the Chevy Chase Club for dinner. It was beautiful, and "cookout" actually meant a four-course meal :) The key-lime pie was heavenly.

Capitol Tour!

Today, Mia and I went on a tour of the Capitol. The rooms that hold the Senate and the House of Representatives are closed on Saturdays, but we learned a lot about the history of the building and saw the crypt, the inside of the dome and the old house of representatives room, which is now the hall of statues. 

After the tour, I rushed to get to Dupont Circle in time to have coffee with Rachel, a friend from Yale. Then I did some book shopping. Since I arrived in DC, I've read Don Quixote (934 pages), the Historian (730 pages), The Sound and the Fury (340 pages) and The Midwife (320 pages).  I'm on a roll! If you're ever curious about what I've read, am reading, and want to read, check out my GoodReads account: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/20706654?shelf=read

Segways are for cool kids!!

The Segway tour was awesome!!

Week 4!

On Tuesday, I went to the NASA headquarters to pick up an astronaut space meal! It was cool.

Forgot to take many outfit pictures this week, but here are three!

On Thursday night, I felt like baking, so I made a berry crumble. I froze the leftover topping so I can make another one soon!

I saw this in a shop the other day. I texted a picture to Chris with a threat that if he gives me a hard time, he'll get this for a birthday present :P

What is an IVLP?

What is an IVLP?

Each year more than 5,000 International Visitors come to the U.S. on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). 

IVLP exchanges help leaders (from activists to politicians to businesspeople) in other countries visit the United States for three weeks to learn about America and network with people here. Participants meet with professional counterparts, visit U.S. public and private sector organizations related to their area of interest and expertise and participate in cultural and social activities.

There is no application for IVLP. Participants are nominated and selected annually by the staff at U.S. Embassies around the world.

Visitors typically start in Washington, D.C., then travel to three additional cities or towns that highlight the tremendous diversity of the U.S. They attend professional appointments with their American counterparts, learn about the U.S. system of government at the national, state and local levels, visit American schools, and experience American culture and social life.

Where does Sophie come in? 

Many of these visiting groups visit the State Department to meet with officials here. One of the people in my office is in charge of scheduling these visits with the groups, arranging the meetings with the State Department officials, booking the conference rooms, escorting the visitors around the building and chairing their meetings. Unfortunately, he's leaving next week! So all this will be my job until the beginning of August.... Yikes!

Weekend in Colonial Williamsburg!!